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From campus to your home, we invite you to engage with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events covering the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We look forward to seeing you this June.
ArtSci on the Move
Searching for additional ways to enhance your experience with Arts & Sciences? Explore these resources to take ArtSci with you wherever you are!
Zev J. Handel, “Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese” (Department of Asian Languages & Literature)
“Ways of Knowing” Podcast – Episode 1: Digital Humanities (College of Arts & Sciences)
“Ways of Knowing” Podcast – Episode 2: Paratext (College of Arts & Sciences)
Black Composers Project involves the School of Music faculty and students (School of Music)
Ladino Day Conversation with Leigh Bardugo & MELC Professor Canan Bolel (Jewish Studies)
Upcoming Exhibitions
Week of June 2
Prof. Daniel Bessner
Monday, June 2, 5:00 pm – 6:20 pm | ONLINE ONLY: Trump in the World 2.0: The Long View (Jackson School)
Join the Jackson School for Trump in the World 2.0, a series of discussions and talks regarding the global effects of the second Trump presidency.
This week: Daniel Bessner; Anne H.H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Associate Professor in American Foreign Policy at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.
Monday, June 2, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Militant Mothers of Kurdistan: Nurturing the Departed and Care Beyond Existence (Jackson School)
Mediha Sorma, Ph.D
This lecture explores the unconventional acts of care arising from Kurdish resistance in Turkey, where mothering transforms into a potent counteraction against necropolitical state violence. By highlighting the narratives of two Kurdish mothers forced to care for their deceased children and mother beyond existence during the violent state of emergency established in 2015; the discussion investigates how Kurdish mothers “rescue the dead” (Antoon, 2021) from the necropolitical state and wield their necropolitical power through a radical acceptance of death, detaching mothering from the physical bond between mother and child.
Monday, June 2, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Social Movements and Electoral Authoritarianism in Kazakhstan (The Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies)
Prof. Masaaki Higashijima
What causes some protests in autocracies to garner widespread participation while others fail? Masaaki Higashijima’s paper from the University of Tokyo asserts that when opposition leaders and the public possess differing motivations to protest, anti-regime mobilization struggles to thrive. Additionally, this weak connection between elite and mass is further complicated when autocrats selectively suppress demonstrations led by opposition figures while offering concessions to those organized by everyday citizens. To empirically investigate these arguments, Higashijima scrutinizes the case of Kazakhstan, where frequent protests remained limited in scale until the large-scale demonstrations of January 2022.
Wednesday, June 4, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Psychology Loucks Colloquium featuring Prof. Hadas Okon-Singer, Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Israel (Department of Psychology)
Prof. Hadas Okon-Singer
Cognitive biases — such as attentional biases towards negative cues, skewed expectations of adverse events, and biased interpretations of unclear situations — are central elements of various forms of psychopathology. Attaining a comprehensive understanding of the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning these biases is essential for developing theoretical frameworks and clinical strategies.
In this presentation, Prof. Hadas Okon-Singer will illustrate a series of investigations into emotional biases in both typically functioning individuals and participants diagnosed with social anxiety, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.
Wednesday, June 4, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Accurately Estimating Heterogeneity in Factorial Data Using Rashomon Partitions (Center for Statistics & Social Sciences)
Prof. Tyler McCormick
Numerous statistical evaluations, whether in observational data or controlled experiments…
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In experimental assessments, inquire: how does the desired outcome fluctuate with various combinations of observable covariates? In what ways do different drug pairings influence health effects, or to what extent does the adoption of technology rely on incentives and demographics? Tyler McCormick, Professor of Statistics & Sociology at the University of Washington, aims to divide this factorial landscape into “batches” of covariate combinations where the results vary among the batches (but remain consistent within a batch).
Friday, June 6, 7:30 pm | UW Symphony Orchestra featuring Concerto Competition Recipients (School of Music)
David Alexander Rahbee directs the UW Symphony in a selection of concerto excerpts by York Bowen, Keiko Abe, and Camille Saint-Saëns, showcasing the winners of the 2024-25 School of Music Concerto Competitions–Flora Cummings, viola; Kaisho Barnhill, marimba; and Sandy Huang, piano. The program also includes pieces by Mikhail Glinka, Richard Wagner, and Giuseppe Verdi.
Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | Stewart Wong in the Artist Studio (Burke Museum)
Artist Stewart Wong
Stewart Wong will impart insights and share personal anecdotes related to his work with Broussonetia Papyrifera. He will discuss the origins, applications, and farming of the paper mulberry plant. Additionally, Stewart intends to dye, sketch upon, and print kapa. He will provide printed materials and sample resources to enhance the presentation.
Saturday, June 7, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | On Our Terms with Wakulima USA (Burke Museum)
Join the Burke Museum for a brief screening of “On Our Terms,” followed by a dialogue with co-producer Aaron McCanna and Wakulima USA’s David Bulindah and Maura Kizito concerning food sovereignty and community development.
Additional Events
June 2 | UW Gospel Choir (Music)
June 2 | Graphic Novel Cafe (Asian Languages & Literature)
June 2 – June 6 | Astronomy x Art Exhibition, Art Among the Stars (Astronomy)
June 3 | Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Silvio Dos Reis, Afro-Brazilian Capoeira (Music)
June 4 | First Wednesday Concert Series: Students of the UW School of Music (Music)
June 4 | 54th Annual Psychology Research Festival (Psychology)
June 5 | Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Finale (Music)
June 5 | Prentice Bloedel Research Day 2025 (Speech & Hearing)
June 5 | Labor Studies Spring Celebration (Labor Studies)
June 5 | IDSA Junior Show (Art + Art History + Design)
June 6 | End of The Year Community Jam (Dance)
June 6 | Geography Undergraduate Research Symposium (Geography)
June 7 | Composition Studio (Music)
Week of June 9
Wednesday, June 11 to Friday, June 27 | 2025 Design Exhibition (Jacob Lawrence Gallery)
Concluding the spring quarter, the academic year culminates in extensive exhibitions of design projects crafted by graduating students. The UW Design Show 2025, showcasing the capstone endeavors of graduating BDes students, will take place from June 11 to June 27 in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
Additional Events
June 11 | Midday Mindfulness (Henry Art Gallery)
June 11 | 2025 Design Exhibition – Professional Night (Art + Art History + Design)
June 13 | 2025 Design Exhibition – Friends + Family Night (Art + Art History + Design)
Events for the week of June 23
June 24 | Personal Privacy & Your Phone (Information Sessions)
June 25 | ONLINE: Research Impact Workshop (Information Sessions)
June 26 | Creative Commons (Information Sessions)
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27 | Introductory Course on Text Mining (Info Sessions)
Graduation
June signifies the conclusion of the undergraduate journey for numerous College of Arts & Sciences scholars. Eager to participate in a graduation event? Below are the scheduled dates for the College’s various departments and affiliates.
Monday, June 9
American Ethnic Studies, Diversity Minor
Tuesday, June 10
Wednesday, June 11
Applied & Computational Mathematical Sciences Program
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Thursday, June 12
Friday, June 13
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Cinema Media Studies
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Studies in Spanish and Portuguese
Saturday, June 14
Applied Mathematics Department
PhD Hooding Ceremony for Psychology Department
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
School of Art + History of Art + Design
Sunday, June 15
Recognition Ceremony for Speech & Hearing Sciences Department
Have an occasion that you wish to see highlighted in the ArtSci Roundup? Reach out to Kathrine Braseth ([email protected]).
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